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My first car had an Isuzu Badge, it also had a Holden badge but it stuck with me. My first import was a JDM Isuzu Gemini I should never have sold. Between Moog and myself we've tried out a few different dual cab utes. There's many reasons why they are so popular in Australia and i'll rattle off a few that might seem obvious. Firstly, Australia is HUGE and some of the roads are not great, a bigger vehicle with bigger tyres and decent power means you can go just about anywhere and these days, you can do it comfortably...

If you haven't WATCHED THE LATEST EPISODE (CLICK HERE) then you'd have seen Marty and MOOG debate whether MOOG's top-of-the-line all-wheel-drive Mk8 Golf R is the best way to VAG, or if Marty gamed the system with his front-drive Mk7 GTI. While both cars are nice, sensible daily drivers which go quick, they're both wrong about them being the best Golf GTI.  Launched back in 1975 the original Mk1 Golf GTI still ranks as the best, even though it is nowhere near as safe, practical or reliable as the modern-era variants. But it brought pure, undistilled driving joy to an era where...

There are times being a car enthusiast causes confusion. Other people in our lives who don't share our love of maaaad nuggets will question why we love these expensive things that test and stress us out, and why we want to spend all our spare time on them. They can have opinions about car parts, or car magazines and books, being left inside the house, or why we only seem to wear clothing that represents our love of the particular style of car scene we enjoy. But there can be a way to introduce our awesome hobby to others in your...

People often say turbos are the replacement for displacement, but if you have both then you really are on easy street to making a properly fast car. Look at the ease turbo V8s make four-digit power figures, for instance. This week Marty and MOOG put the EJ25 STI-swapped Levorg up against MCM's original heavy-hitting battlewagon: Supergramps (CLICK HERE). Supergramps represented the best bits from the Subaru catalogue all marmaladed together into the best-looking Subaru wagon* Watch the whole Gramps and Supergramps builds (23 episodes!) HERE to get a refresher on why SG is one of the best true street daily drivers in...

There is an old saying that "wheels make or break your car" and, from an aesthetic point of view, that is certainly true. You can have the shiniest paint, the most killer engine swap, and the loudest BOV, but if your wheel choice is off the car just won't hit the same.  "Good-fitting wheels definitely make the car, because they will work well, look awesome, and allow you to personalise the car," Marty says. "Put good tyres on them, like these mad Michelin PS5s I have on the Levorg, and you improve the looks of your car and its handling performance...